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Cape Town AI startup Verascient raises R19.2m

4th Industrial Revolution

Cape Town AI startup Verascient raises R19.2m

1 hour

Tracy Mkhize to take over as TMACC managing director

Tourism

Tracy Mkhize to take over as TMACC managing director

2 hours

SADiLaR inaugurated new honorary fellows, strengthening a growing network of expertise

Higher Education

SADiLaR inaugurated new honorary fellows, strengthening a growing network of expertise

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 2 hours

Learning isiXhosa: A few words can open a different world

Higher Education

Learning isiXhosa: A few words can open a different world

Issued by Stellenbosch University Language Centre 3 hours

Supplied image: Welcoming Phakama Women’s Academy Class of 2026

Skills Training

Phakama Women’s Academy expands legacy of mentorship with 12th cohort

3 days

Barbara Mdunge breaks barriers behind the lens

Women's Month

Barbara Mdunge breaks barriers behind the lens

Issued by Newzroom Afrika 3 days

UJ students tackle real-world Plug'd by Telkom brief for Africa's biggest marketing conference

Marketing

UJ students tackle real-world Plug'd by Telkom brief for Africa's biggest marketing conference

Issued by IMC Conference 3 days

Retailers

The CNA paradox: What a failing legacy brand’s “coolest” status teaches stationery retailers

Prof Ilse Struweg, Issued by University of Johannesburg - Marketing Management 20 Aug 2026

Rooibos space mission could put Cederberg tourism on the global map

Tourism & Travel

Rooibos space mission could put Cederberg tourism on the global map

20 Aug 2026

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Construction & Engineering

SA's best builders: cidb honours top women in construction

3 days

Secunda CTL is a synthetic fuel plant owned by Sasol at Secunda, Mpumalanga. It uses coal liquefaction to produce petroleum-like synthetic crude oil. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Sustainability

Sasol’s 30% emission drop plan is not all smoke and mirrors

20 Aug 2026

Girls deserve stadium energy too! MultiChoice is putting the spotlight on the future of netball

Marketing

Girls deserve stadium energy too! MultiChoice is putting the spotlight on the future of netball

Issued by MultiChoice 20 Aug 2026

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

South Africa’s top court blocked Shell’s Wild Coast oil search: why it matters for climate justice

Angela van der Berg 20 Aug 2026

Applying to Unisa in 2027: What you need to know

Higher Education

Applying to Unisa in 2027: What you need to know

Issued by FundiConnect 19 Aug 2026

Where to start with your CV when you have no work experience

Career Advice

Where to start with your CV when you have no work experience

Nolundi Matomane, Issued by Pnet 19 Aug 2026

Food, Water & Energy Security

AWEaP partners with the University of Limpopo to empower energy entrepreneurs

19 Aug 2026

On Tuesday, hundreds of CPUT students marched to Parliament calling for MPs to intervene in the university’s finances, accommodation and management. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Higher Education

Thousands of students told to leave Cape Town residences

Emihle Ngwane 19 Aug 2026

Agoa extension could keep SA agriculture competitive in US market

Agriculture

Agoa extension could keep SA agriculture competitive in US market

Wandile Sihlobo 19 Aug 2026

Jem raises $8.4m as SA HR tech business scales

Funding

Jem raises $8.4m as SA HR tech business scales

18 Aug 2026

Environment & Natural Resources

Sanbi appoints first woman curator at Kirstenbosch Garden

18 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | Lebogang Moabelo breaks barriers in transport and logistics

Logistics & Transport

#WomensMonth | Lebogang Moabelo breaks barriers in transport and logistics

Robin Fredericks 18 Aug 2026

Shaping the unknown: Why Dr Mandi Joubert believes the future of education is still deeply human

Higher Education

Shaping the unknown: Why Dr Mandi Joubert believes the future of education is still deeply human

Issued by Eduvos 17 Aug 2026

South African cancer researchers unite to turn knowledge into impact

Medical Research

South African cancer researchers unite to turn knowledge into impact

Issued by CANSA 17 Aug 2026

From keeping the office moving to communicating with confidence

Higher Education

From keeping the office moving to communicating with confidence

Issued by Stellenbosch University Language Centre 17 Aug 2026

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Construction & Engineering

Funding alone won’t solve 60,000-engineer shortfall, ISFAP warns

17 Aug 2026

South Africa’s small sugar farms are producing less than they could: Study finds ways to boost them

Agro-processing

South Africa’s small sugar farms are producing less than they could: Study finds ways to boost them

Lawrence Nkosikhona Malinga 17 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | Thuthukile Moloto on building a career from the ground up in hospitality

Tourism & Travel

#WomensMonth | Thuthukile Moloto on building a career from the ground up in hospitality

Robin Fredericks 17 Aug 2026

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Management & Leadership

Deputy commissioners appointed for Competition Commission

14 Aug 2026

Exxaro partners with South Africa's leading business schools to build the next generation of leaders

Higher Education

Exxaro partners with South Africa's leading business schools to build the next generation of leaders

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 14 Aug 2026

Hundreds of students protested at CPUT’s Bellville campus on Wednesday. Photo: Emihle Ngwane / GroundUp

Higher Education

Protests force CPUT to withdraw student payment plan

Emihle Ngwane 14 Aug 2026

Supplied image: Lerato Thahane, partner and corporate M&A attorney at Bowmans

Law Practice

#WomensMonth | Bowmans' Lerato Thahane: Women don't need more laws, they need better implementation

Shan Radcliffe 13 Aug 2026

Calculating your career ROI: When education pays off – and when it absolutely doesn’t

Higher Education

Calculating your career ROI: When education pays off – and when it absolutely doesn’t

Ravin Baburam, Issued by Regent Business School 13 Aug 2026

NWU partnership targets finance, market access for emerging farmers

Agriculture

NWU partnership targets finance, market access for emerging farmers

13 Aug 2026

Kelebogile Marope makes history as first Botswana artist to win FNB Art Prize

Art

Kelebogile Marope makes history as first Botswana artist to win FNB Art Prize

17 Aug 2026

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Sports Science

Many elite athletes live with health impacts long after they retire. Should they carry all the costs?

Hoani Smith, Dion Enari, and Phil Borell 14 Aug 2026

Debt Solutions 4U counsellor featured in Debtfree Magazine on annual credit report checks

Financial Services

Debt Solutions 4U counsellor featured in Debtfree Magazine on annual credit report checks

Issued by Debt Solutions 4 U 28 Jul 2026

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Mental health

Can doomscrolling on Reddit and X deepen depression?

11 Aug 2026

Building South Africa's next generation of scientists starts with girls - UP launches inaugural Girls in Stem programme

Higher Education

Building South Africa's next generation of scientists starts with girls - UP launches inaugural Girls in Stem programme

Issued by University of Pretoria 11 Aug 2026

Women still the primary decision-makers in SA homes

Women's Month

Women still the primary decision-makers in SA homes

Issued by Caxton Media 11 Aug 2026

SADiLaR digitises 5 decades of South African language teaching scholarship

Higher Education

SADiLaR digitises 5 decades of South African language teaching scholarship

Tshego Rapoo-Maloyi, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 11 Aug 2026

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

SA Reserve Bank bursary programme open for applications

11 Aug 2026

Cape Town's migration advantage is shrinking – even as the city keeps growing

Residential Property

Cape Town's migration advantage is shrinking – even as the city keeps growing

Issued by Cape Removals 7 Aug 2026

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Construction & Engineering

Building SA’s future engineers: "Graduates need more than technical knowledge to succeed"

7 Aug 2026

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Medtech

Netcare to bring risk-detecting German-developed AI tech to SA

7 Aug 2026

LeadUP Podcast returns with inspiring new episode featuring aesthetic doctor Dr Karishma Ramdev

Podcasts

LeadUP Podcast returns with inspiring new episode featuring aesthetic doctor Dr Karishma Ramdev

Issued by University of Pretoria 6 Aug 2026

75% of South African women journalists face cyberbullying, Sanef study finds

Media Freedom

75% of South African women journalists face cyberbullying, Sanef study finds

6 Aug 2026

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Agriculture

Women's Voice in Agriculture honours women driving innovation

6 Aug 2026

South Africa needs data centres, but not without transparency

Data & Analytics

South Africa needs data centres, but not without transparency

Tyronne McCrindle 5 Aug 2026

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Primary & Secondary Education

Why children learn English more easily with the help of their home language – Namibian study

Nhlanhla Mpofu and Clement Simuja 5 Aug 2026